"Mike, Ibby and Devin are outstanding young men who have always represented the University of Illinois in a first-class manner," head coach John Groce said in a statement. "We will help them in any we can during this process to find the best fit, so that they are able to achieve their goals on the basketball court and in the classroom."

Shaw, a forward, played in 14 games in 2012-13, averaging just 3.6 minutes played and 0.9 points per game. Djimde, a forward-center, was used even less, averaging 1.7 minutes played in 11 games. Langford, a guard-forward, played in 22 games, but averaged less than five minutes a game.

"At the end of the day, I'm trying to play," Shaw told ESPNChicago. "I came to college to get an education and play basketball. It wasn't looking too good here to play and get as much playing time as I thought I would."